Bay Area Soccer Roundup – El Farolito home opener, SF City or Augiluchos vs. Republic in Open Cup, Quakes & SJ State team up

El Farolito plays their first ever NPSL home game at Boxer Stadium on Saturday against the Sacramento Gold.

El Farolito will play its inaugural NPSL home match at San Francisco’s historic Boxer Stadium on Saturday against the Sacramento Gold. Kickoff is at noon.

It has been an auspicious start for El Farolito in the league as they stand tied for the top spot in the Golden Gate Conference. In their first match, they scored late to tie the East Bay Stompers 1-1. Next, they defeated Sonoma 4-2 and squeaked out a 3-2 victory over Napa last weekend.

El Farolito has featured a potent attack. Carlos Montes has scored three of the teams eight goals. Meanwhile, their opponent, Sacramento, has only conceded one goal through three matches.

SF City and CD Aguiluchos USA will face off in the first round of the US Open Cup.

US Open Cup Announces potential 2nd round matches

Either SF City or CD Augiluchos will have a chance to play against a professional soccer team if they advance to the second round of the US Open Cup. In the pairings announced earlier this week the winner of their first-round match on May 9th at Raimondi Stadium in Oakland will play the USL’s Sacramento Republic.

CD Augiluchos played the Republic in the 2016 US Open Cup losing 5-0. SF City and Sacramento Republic have never faced off.

The second round game will take place on May 16th at American River College in Sacramento at 7:30 pm.

The San Jose Earthquakes announced a partnership with San Jose State.

San Jose Earthquakes form partnership with SJ State

The Earthquakes have once again partnered up with San Jose State, but this time as the club’s ‘higher education partner.’

The team will offer players the opportunity to take classes at SJ State to help them receive a college degree, and the Quakes will provide internship opportunities for the university’s students. The team will also sponsor one student scholarship a year.

“We’re thrilled to form this historic partnership with an educational institution as respected as SJSU and believe both sides will benefit greatly from the new opportunities this relationship provides,” said Earthquakes Chief Operating Officer Jared Shawlee.

The Quakes and SJ State will also work together on coursework integration, education programs, and community initiatives.

The MLS side called San Jose State’s Spartan Stadium home when they played in the NASL (1974-1984) and during their first iteration in Major League Soccer (1996-2005).
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Douglas Zimmerman is SFGate’s soccer beat writer covering the “beautiful game” in the Bay Area and around the world. He also is working on a photo essay photographing the fans of the World Cup that he started in 2002.